Recording session

On the 1st October 2019 RIDE visited KUTX 98.9 in Austin Texas. The band chatted to the station and played two acoustic tracks.
Listen to the full session below
Read the full article on the KUTX website here.

Session recorded on 24th September 2017 at KEXP on the day the band played The Neptune in Seattle.
Lannoy Point
Vapour Trail
Cali
Weather Diaries
All I Want
Leave Them All Behind
Watch the full set below.
Host: Cheryl Waters
Audio Engineer: Kevin Suggs
Audio Mixer: Matt Ogaz
Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Scott Holpainen & Justin WIlmore
Editor: Jim Beckmann

During their stateside tour Ride popped into WFUV to record a session on 20th July 2017.
The band performed three acoustic tracks which you can hear below.
All I Want
Lannoy Point
Charm Assault
The full audio including the interview can be heard on the WFUV website.

RIDE visited Fordham University in New York and discussed their reunion. They also played three songs including Vapour Trail, In a Different Place, and Polar Bear.
To listen to the full interview click here.

Walk On Water
Let's Get Lost
Jailbird (Primal Scream) (tease)
1000 Miles
I Don't Know Where It Comes From
NOTES: BBC Radio 1 Mark Radcliffe Show live session. 'I Don't Know Where It Comes From' released on Vox cassette 'The Mark Radcliffe Sessions'.

Moonlight Medicine
1000 Miles
From Time To Time
Natural Grace
Only Now
Birdman
Crown Of Creation
Endless Road
Magical Spring
Rolling Thunder
I Don't Know Where It Comes From
Rolling Thunder #2
Let's Get Lost
Don't Let It Die
At The End Of The Universe
Sleeper Creeper II
New Age (The Velvet Underground)
Walk On Water (unreleased)
Sunshine (inst - looped) (unreleased)
Instant Korma (unreleased)
Sawmills, The Manor, RAK, Abbey Road, Sound City and Sunset Sound (John Leckie)
'Carnival of Light' sessions. A section of 'Sleeper Creeper II' was used as the outro to 'From Time to Time' on the album. 'Sunshine' and 'Walk on Water' were re-recorded for 'Tarantula'. 'Only Now' was remixed and released, with a different vocal, on the 'Volume 12' compilation. 'Magical Spring' remixed by Andy Bell at Sunset Sound, L.A. 03/94
New Age was released on the 'Firing Blanks' compilation

Let's Get Lost (unreleased demo)
At The End Of The Universe (unreleased demo)
1000 Miles (unreleased demo)
I Don't Know Where It Comes From (unreleased demo)
American Spring (unreleased demo)
Natural Grace (unreleased demo)
24 & 25/05/93 - Courtyard Studios, Sutton Courtney, Oxon (Jim Warren)
'At The End Of The Universe' featured Andy on lead vocals at this point.

Crown Of Creation
Walk On Water
Birdman
Since Then
Second BBC Radio 1 Mark Goodier session. Recorded 27/02/93, BBC Maida Vale, London, UK
Tracks were broadcast in the week leading up to the Daytripper shows
Available on ‘Waves‘

Not Fazed
Chrome Waves
Mouse Trap
Time Of Her Time
Cool Your Boots
Making Judy Smile
Time Machine
OX4
King Bullshit
Motorway Madness
Like A Snowflake
Piano Tune
Xmas Song
Blue
Everybody Knows
Tongue Tied
New Order (aka BarneyS)
Tongue Tied (inst) (unreleased)
Blackbarn Studios/Chipping Norton Recording Studios (Alan Moulder/Matt Oliver)
'Going Blank Again' sessions. 'Like A Snowflake' sold as one-sided 7" with special T-shirt at 19/12/91 ULU gig. Sections of 'King Bullshit' and 'Motorway Madness' were included on 'Going Blank Again' LP, as intros to 'Time Machine' and OX4' respectively, though both are much longer tracks in their entirety. 'Piano Tune' was used as part of the intro to OX4. Both 'King Bullshit' (in an edited form) and 'Piano Tune' (uncredited) appear on 'Firing Blanks_Unreleased Ride Recordings 1988-95'

Severance (Dead Can Dance)
Here & Now
All I Can See
Decay
Second BBC Radio 1 John Peel session, recorded 16/09/90 at BBC Maida Vale 3, London, UK
Produced by Dale Griffin/Mike Engles & Fred Kay
Available on 'Waves'

Vapour Trail
In A Different Place
Dreams Burn Down
Kaleidoscope
Paralysed
Decay
Polar Bear
Seagull
Here and Now
Nowhere
Dreams Burn Down (dub)
Hubba Bubba (unreleased)
Taste (unreleased)
Blackwing Studios, London (Marc Waterman)
'Nowhere' LP and 'Fall' EP sessions. This version of 'Taste' was scrapped. 'Dreams Burn Down (dub)' was later released on the 'Firing Blanks' compilation

Like A Daydream
Dreams Burn Down
Perfect Time
Sight Of You (Pale Saints)
First BBC Radio 1 John Peel session, recorded 04/02/90 at BBC Maida Vale 3, London, UK
Produced by Dale Griffin & Mike Robinson
Available on 'Waves'
Session was repeated on April 10th 1990, listen to the whole show below.

In A Different Place
Blind Drive (unreleased demo)
Seagull (instrumental) (unreleased demo)
EMI Publishing Studios, Charing Cross Road, London (?)
Demo session. 'Blind Drive' is a backwards version of 'Drive Blind', and may be mistitled. This version of 'In A Different Place' can be found on 'Firing Blanks_Unreleased Ride Recordings 1988-95'.

Union City Blue
Atomic
Session at EMI Publishing Studios, Charing Cross Road, London
Session also featured Alex Taylor (Motorcycle Boy) on vocals. Released on 'Motorcycle Ride' cassette at private party 22/12/89 - later on 7" by Fierce Records

Chelsea Girl
All I Can See
Close My Eyes
Recording session at Union Studios, Oxford - recorded by Calvin & Alan
Recordings were remixed at Arkantide Studios in London by Cally and Ben (from WEA) on 12/9/89 and these remixes appeared on 'Ride EP' in January 1990. The original mixes comprised the tape that was sent out to the Music Industry over the Summer of '89 re: booking gigs, record company interest etc

Chelsea Girl
Drive Blind
I'm Fine Thanks
Cassette sold at early gigs. This was the band's third demo, but first in a recording studio: it is also the only demo recording the band sold commercially
Some copies invert the track running order
Some copies in handwritten/letrasetted sleeve
Inserts vary
'Drive Blind' from this demo was later released on the Ride EP
'I'm Fine Thanks' released on‘Firing Blanks_Unreleased Ride Recordings 1988-95‘ compilation
Bottom two images courtesy Ride - The Network

Driving Song (Summer 88)
Tremelo Song (Summer 88)
Loopy Jam (Dec 88)
Feedback Ache (Sep 88)
Chocolate Trip (Oct 88)
Various 1988 demos
Given that some are dated pre first band rehearsal (23/10/89), some or all may be Andy or Andy/Steve solo (see also 'Chelsea Girl' demo on Firing Blanks comp)

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